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Travel Dress
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| Accession #: | 2823.1 |
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| Title: | Travel Dress |
| Object Type: | Dress |
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| Physical Description: | Bodice of brown and cream striped silk. High band collar. Long sleeves, back hook and eye closure. Center front: horizontal tucking bordered with velvet bands in brown. Overlay of one-inch lace from neck to waist line. Eighteen small, brown velvet-covered buttons, nine per side in groups of three. Center inset has five rows of flat lace: the lower edge of bodice gathered to 3 1/2-inch peplum. Skirt is floor-length, striped brown and cream silk. Side placket with hook and eye closure. Sixteen pleats from waist, which are eleven inches long. Machine made with some hand-stitching. One belt of self-fabric, one inch wide, hook and eye fastening. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Women (Women), Clothing (Personal Artifact)
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| Dimensions: |
waist 27"
bust 36"
skirt length 42"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
cotton (Material)
silk (Material)
metal (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Richard and Clare Hundley, 1982 |
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